Let thy gifts be to thyself - That is, “I do not desire them; I do not act from a hope of reward.” Daniel undoubtedly means to inti…

Let thy gifts be to thyself.— Daniel refused the king’s offer of reward at first, but afterwards accepted it. In this way…

First of all, Daniel here rejects the offered gifts. We do not read of his doing so before; he rather seemed to delight in the honors conferred by …

Then Daniel answered and said before the king
With great freedom, boldness, and intrepidity: let your gi…

Daniel was forgotten at court; he lived privately and was then ninety years of age. Many consult servants of God on curious questions, or to explai…